Congressman Ron Paul ran away with 40 percent of the vote at the Republican straw pol

[Libertarian_Guard]

Texas Congressman Ron Paul ran away with 40 percent of the vote at the Republican Leadership Conference's straw poll vote in New Orleans Saturday, after losing by just one vote to Mitt Romney at last year's conference.

http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/06/18/rep-ron-paul-wins-straw-poll-gop-conference

[Libertarian_Guard]

The Honorable Dr. Paul won by over 200 votes!

Not to shabby!

[Libertarian_Guard]

NEW ORLEANS — As has become typical at GOP cattle calls, Ron Paul captured the presidential straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference here, easily besting his nearest competitor, Jon Huntsman.

Paul won 612 votes to Huntsman's 382. Michele Bachmann came in third with 191 votes and Herman Cain finished behind her, taking 104 votes.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57274.html#ixzz1Pf7Rh7dH

[Libertarian_Guard]

Ron Paul won the Republican Leadership Conference straw poll by a landslide in New Orleans Saturday.

In a big win for the Congressman from Texas, he nearly doubled the tally of the second place candidate — Jon Hunstman, the former Governor of Utah.

The top four vote getters were: Rep. Ron Paul (612 votes), 
Jon Huntsman (382 votes), 
Rep. Michele Bachmann (191 votes), and 
Herman Cain (104 votes).

None of the other candidates (Romney, Palin, Gingrich, Pawlenty, Santorum, Johnson, Roemer) garnered above 100 votes.

As for the poll itself, delegates at the convention were asked, "If the primary election for president were held today, for whom would you vote?"

The candidates on the ballot, listed alphabetically, were: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, New Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Thaddeus McCotter, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Buddy Roemer, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/7923-ron-paul-wins-rlc-straw-poll-in-a-landslide

[Libertarian_Guard]

Ron Paul overwhelmingly won the 2011 RLC Presidential Straw Poll, gaining 612 (39.69%) of a total of 1542 votes! Jon Huntsman came in second with 382 votes (24.77%), Michele Bachmann was third with 191 votes (12.39%), while last year’s winner Mitt Romney slipped to fifth with only 74 votes (4.80%).


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http://www.ronpaul.com/2011-06-18/ron-paul-wins-rlc-presidential-straw-poll-with-39-69-of-the-vote/

[Libertarian_Guard]

Neither YAHOO nor MSN show a word of this on their home pages.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCdlBrgEmE

[Libertarian_Guard]

NEW ORLEANS - Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans Saturday, easily beating out his rivals for the GOP nomination. Second place went to Jon Huntsman, the little-known former Utah governor who missed the conference with a cold.

With Paul seen as unlikely to win the nomination, the second-place finish will be seen as a victory for Huntsman, the former ambassador to China who is announcing his presidential campaign next week. Huntsman's wife and daughter traveled to the conference in his place, though they did not speak.


http://www.dailypaul.com/168191/cbs-news-ron-paul-wins-republican-leadership-conference-straw-poll

LOL!

[Libertarian_Guard]

Nuff Said!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPZf2r4GFhw

[Libertarian_Guard]

LOL

Ron Paul is winning this poll with 9 out of 10 votes!

http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/hamid-karzai-u-s-is-negoiating-with-taliban/

[Glass]

CNN thinks the GOP tensions were on display. Then gave a single sentence in recognition of RP's win in the straw poll


GOP tensions on display at Republican Leadership Conference
Conservative after conservative took the stage and railed against President Barack Obama at this week's Republican Leadership Conference, a three-day gathering of presidential candidates, party activists and political operatives in New Orleans.

But their sharp attacks were interrupted by stern warnings from party leaders to remain focused on winning in November 2012 instead of becoming preoccupied with ideology, litmus tests or silly distractions.

The starkest admonition came from Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a respected party elder and political tactician, who told the conference that "purity is a loser" in politics.

He urged Republican voters to concentrate on a pocketbook-oriented economic message, and to pick a candidate who offers "plain-spoken, common-sense solutions" instead of an ideology-driven agenda.



Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a hero to libertarians, won the 2012 straw poll in dominating fashion.

But it was former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's surprising second-place finish that attracted the most attention.
Full story @ CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/18/republican.conference.wrap/)

[Libertarian_Guard]

CNN thinks the GOP tensions were on display. Then gave a single sentence in recognition of RP's win in the straw poll



Full story @ CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/18/republican.conference.wrap/)

BTW when do second place finishers win???

[Libertarian_Guard]

Constitutionally, legislatively, and morally, Ron Paul has no equal. His 22 year voting record speaks for itself.
Mr. Paul has not survived in politics for 22 years and maintain the ethics and morality he has by being anything other than stellar.
If You refute the above comment, then I please invite You to listen to him speak about key issues. It is amazing how well he comes across because he doesn’t have to remember lies like other politicians. He understands what is happening in the world and knows how to apply the basic principles of liberty to achieve the real change that America so desperately deserves.
American to American we are all on the same team. So I present Mr. Ron Paul as my Candidate for 2011 and invite anybody to meaningfully and respectfully debate why he is not the best for American and its people in 2012.
Ron Paul = A real change, not for special interest, but for America’s Interests!
Thank You for Your time
Ron Paul 2012


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/06/ron-paul-won-first-gop-debate-according-to-applause-.html

[steyr_m]

Yeah, but now lets see if he becomes the Rep. leader. If he does, electronic voting will ensure he doesn't make it.